SPH Notice – BlackRock Inc. and related bodies corporate

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Disclosure of movement of 1% or more in substantial holding
or change in nature of relevant interest, or both
Sections 277 and 278, Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013
To: New Zealand Stock Exchange
and
To: Contact Energy Limited
Relevant event being disclosed: Movement of 1% or more in substantial holding
Date of relevant event: 16 November 2020
Date this disclosure made: 18 November 2020
Date last disclosure made: 20 October 2020
Substantial product holder(s) giving disclosure
Full name(s): BlackRock, Inc. and related bodies corporate
Summary of substantial holding
Class of quoted voting products: Ordinary Shares
Summary for: Product holders listed in Appendix A
For this disclosure,—
(a) total number held in class: 72,080,379
(b) total in class: 718,565,905
(c) total percentage held in class: 10.031%
For last disclosure,—
(a) total number held in class: 64,519,540
(b) total in class: 718,131,884
(c) total percentage held in class: 8.984%
Details of transactions and events giving rise to relevant event
Details of the transactions or other events requiring disclosure: Refer to Appendix B
Details after relevant event
Details for: Product holders listed in Appendix A
Nature of relevant interest(s): The power to control the acquisition or disposal of the
quoted voting product and/or the exercise of a right to vote attached to the quoted voting
product, arising only from the powers of investment contained in each case under
investment management agreements appointing each entity as investment manager of
funds or separate accounts (i.e. entity currently exercising investment discretion on behalf

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of the relevant funds or separate accounts). No relevant agreement document needs to be
attached under Regulation 139.
For that relevant interest,—
(a) number held in class: Refer to Appendix A
(b) percentage held in class: Refer to Appendix A
(c) current registered holder(s): Refer to Appendix A
(d) registered holder(s) once transfers are registered: Not Applicable
Additional information
Address(es) of substantial product holder(s): Refer to Appendix A
Contact details: Bradley Taylor, Tel +1-302-797-6268, Email
bradley.taylor@blackrock.com
Nature of connection between substantial product holders: Refer to Appendix A
Name of any other person believed to have given, or believed to be required to give, a
disclosure under the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013 in relation to the financial
products to which this disclosure relates: Not applicable.
Certification
I, Bradley Taylor, certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the information
contained in this disclosure is correct and that I am duly authorised to make this disclosure
by all persons for whom it is made.

Appendix A
ClassCCY
Number of
Securities
%
BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V.ORDNZD97,5350.014%subsidiary of
BlackRock Inc.
Rembrandt Tower, 17th floor
Amstelplein
Amsterdam Netherlands
BlackRock Advisors (UK) LimitedORDNZD28,810,2634.009%subsidiary of
BlackRock Inc.
12 Throgmorton Avenue.
London, EC2N 2DL,
United Kingdom
BlackRock Asset Management
Canada Limited
ORDNZD209,1940.029%subsidiary of
BlackRock Inc.
161 Bay Street, Suite 2500
Toronto, Ontario M5J 2S1
Canada
BlackRock Asset Management
Deutschland AG
ORDNZD3,372,0410.469%subsidiary of
BlackRock Inc.
Max-Joseph-Straße 6
D-80333 Munich, Germany
BlackRock Asset Management North
Asia Limited
ORDNZD1,0560.000%subsidiary of
BlackRock Inc.
15/F, 16/F, 17/F Champion
Tower & 17/F ICBC Tower,
Three Garden Road, Central,
Hong Kong
BLACKROCK FINANCIAL
MANAGEMENT, INC.
ORDNZD60,0220.008%subsidiary of
BlackRock Inc.
1209 Orange Street,
Wilmington, New Castle
County,
Delaware 19801, United
BlackRock Fund AdvisorsORDNZD31,279,3464.353%subsidiary of
BlackRock Inc.
400 Howard Street
San Francisco, CA, 94105
United States
BlackRock Institutional Trust
Company, National Association
ORDNZD5,576,9090.776%subsidiary of
BlackRock Inc.
1225 17th Street,
Suite 300,
Denver, CO 80202 (Colorado,
USA)
BlackRock Investment Management
(Australia) Limited
ORDNZD6,1160.001%subsidiary of
BlackRock Inc.
Level 37 Chifley Tower,
2 Chifley Square
Sydney NSW 2000 Australia
BlackRock Investment Management
(UK) Limited
ORDNZD2,635,5410.367%subsidiary of
BlackRock Inc.
12 Throgmorton Avenue
London EC2N 2DL
United Kingdom
BlackRock Investment Management,
LLC
ORDNZD2,2550.000%subsidiary of
BlackRock Inc.
1209 Orange Street,
Wilmington, New Castle
County,
Delaware 19801, United
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.ORDNZD30,1010.004%subsidiary of
BlackRock Inc.
Marunouchi Trust Tower Main,
1-8-3 Marunouchi,
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8217
(Japan)
Holder of Relevant Interests
Total Held in Class
Nature of
Association
Address
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Appendix B
Transaction
Date
Person whose relevant interest changed
Person's votes
affected
19-Oct-20BlackRock Fund Advisorsin specien/aORD114,696114,696
19-Oct-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy7.56ORD33,37833,378
19-Oct-20BlackRock Institutional Trust Company,
National Association
on mkt sell7.56ORD-96,143-96,143
20-Oct-20BlackRock Fund Advisorson mkt buy7.7ORD24,39724,397
20-Oct-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy7.70ORD85,27685,276
20-Oct-20BLACKROCK FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT,
INC.
on mkt sell7.70ORD-24,295-24,295
20-Oct-20BlackRock Institutional Trust Company,
National Association
on mkt sell7.7ORD-11,857-11,857
20-Oct-20BlackRock Investment Management, LLCon mkt sell7.70ORD-2,282-2,282
20-Oct-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy7.70ORD55,64055,640
20-Oct-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy7.71ORD33,38433,384
20-Oct-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy7.71ORD11,12811,128
20-Oct-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy7.71ORD22,25622,256
20-Oct-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt sell7.71ORD-44,512-44,512
20-Oct-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy7.71ORD11,55911,559
20-Oct-20BlackRock Fund Advisorson mkt buy7.71ORD1,8971,897
20-Oct-20BlackRock Institutional Trust Company,
National Association
on mkt sell7.71ORD-18,733-18,733
21-Oct-20BlackRock Fund Advisorsin specien/aORD95,88595,885
21-Oct-20BlackRock Fund Advisorsin specien/aORD38,35438,354
21-Oct-20BlackRock Fund Advisorson mkt buy7.69ORD37,49037,490
21-Oct-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy7.69ORD131,033131,033
21-Oct-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt sell7.69ORD-2,002-2,002
21-Oct-20BlackRock Fund Advisorson mkt buy7.7ORD91,74291,742
21-Oct-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy7.70ORD22,46022,460
21-Oct-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy7.70ORD33,69033,690
21-Oct-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt sell7.7ORD-37,479-37,479
21-Oct-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy7.7ORD56,15056,150
22-Oct-20BlackRock Fund Advisorsin specien/aORD77,07277,072
22-Oct-20BlackRock Fund Advisorsin specien/aORD38,53638,536
22-Oct-20BLACKROCK FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT,
INC.
on mkt sell7.63ORD-22,159-22,159
22-Oct-20BlackRock Investment Management, LLCon mkt sell7.63ORD-1,279-1,279
22-Oct-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy7.64ORD67,38667,386
22-Oct-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy7.64ORD67,38667,386
23-Oct-20BLACKROCK FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT,
INC.
on mkt sell7.59ORD-21,332-21,332
23-Oct-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy7.59ORD33,68433,684
23-Oct-20BlackRock Institutional Trust Company,
National Association
on mkt buy7.65ORD3,0783,078
23-Oct-20BlackRock Institutional Trust Company,
National Association
on mkt sell7.65ORD-24,509-24,509
23-Oct-20BlackRock Fund Advisorson mkt buy7.65ORD23,14123,141
26-Oct-20BlackRock Fund Advisorsin specien/aORD38,38638,386
26-Oct-20BlackRock Fund Advisorsin specien/aORD21,18621,186
26-Oct-20BlackRock Investment Management (UK)
Limited
in specien/aORD-5,042-5,042
27-Oct-20BlackRock Fund Advisorson mkt buy7.55ORD77,07277,072
27-Oct-20BlackRock Fund Advisorsin specien/aORD-77,072-77,072
27-Oct-20BLACKROCK FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT,
INC.
on mkt sell7.56ORD-17,012-17,012
27-Oct-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy7.55ORD22,45622,456
27-Oct-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy7.55ORD22,45622,456
28-Oct-20BlackRock Fund Advisorsin specien/aORD77,07277,072
28-Oct-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt sell7.51ORD-1,903-1,903
28-Oct-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt sell7.50ORD-11,227-11,227
28-Oct-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy7.50ORD18,23218,232
28-Oct-20BlackRock Institutional Trust Company,
National Association
on mkt buy7.50ORD16,28816,288
28-Oct-20BlackRock Fund Advisorsin specien/aORD-57,804-57,804
29-Oct-20BlackRock Fund Advisorsin specien/aORD-211,948-211,948
29-Oct-20BlackRock Fund Advisorson mkt sell7.42ORD-96,340-96,340
29-Oct-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy7.45ORD44,90844,908
30-Oct-20BlackRock Fund Advisorsin specien/aORD77,07277,072
30-Oct-20BlackRock Fund Advisorsin specien/aORD-6,756-6,756
CONTACT ENERGY LIMITED
Nature of change /
Consideration (NZD)
Class and number of
securities affected
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Transaction
Date
Person whose relevant interest changed
Person's votes
affected
Nature of change /
Consideration (NZD)
Class and number of
securities affected
30-Oct-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy7.38ORD112,280112,280
30-Oct-20BlackRock Fund Advisorson mkt sell7.38ORD-71,011-71,011
30-Oct-20BlackRock Institutional Trust Company,
National Association
on mkt buy7.38ORD14,02314,023
30-Oct-20BlackRock Fund Advisorsin specien/aORD-7,062-7,062
30-Oct-20BlackRock Fund Advisorsin specien/aORD20,29220,292
02-Nov-20BlackRock Fund Advisorsin specien/aORD-10,593-10,593
02-Nov-20BlackRock Fund Advisorsin specien/aORD-7,062-7,062
02-Nov-20BlackRock Fund Advisorsin specien/aORD32,46532,465
02-Nov-20BlackRock Fund Advisorsin specien/aORD-19,268-19,268
02-Nov-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy7.35ORD33,68733,687
02-Nov-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy7.35ORD67,37467,374
02-Nov-20BlackRock Fund Advisorsin specien/aORD57,80457,804
03-Nov-20BlackRock Fund Advisorsin specien/aORD77,07277,072
03-Nov-20BlackRock Fund Advisorsin specien/aORD173,412173,412
03-Nov-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy7.53ORD101,061101,061
03-Nov-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy7.53ORD67,37467,374
03-Nov-20BlackRock Fund Advisorson mkt buy7.53ORD123,124123,124
03-Nov-20BlackRock Fund Advisorsin specien/aORD38,53638,536
04-Nov-20BlackRock Fund Advisorson mkt sell7.60ORD-1,681-1,681
04-Nov-20BlackRock Fund Advisorsin specien/aORD38,77638,776
04-Nov-20BlackRock Fund Advisorsin specien/aORD58,16458,164
04-Nov-20BlackRock Fund Advisorsin specien/aORD116,328116,328
04-Nov-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy7.68ORD168,465168,465
04-Nov-20BlackRock Institutional Trust Company,
National Association
on mkt buy7.6ORD2,8432,843
05-Nov-20BlackRock Fund Advisorsin specien/aORD-38,776-38,776
05-Nov-20BlackRock Fund Advisorsin specien/aORD-7,062-7,062
05-Nov-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy7.63ORD44,92044,920
05-Nov-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy7.63ORD134,760134,760
05-Nov-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy7.63ORD33,69033,690
05-Nov-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy7.63ORD123,530123,530
05-Nov-20BlackRock Fund Advisorsin specien/aORD58,16458,164
06-Nov-20BlackRock Fund Advisorson mkt buy7.84ORD116,328116,328
06-Nov-20BlackRock Fund Advisorsin specien/aORD58,16458,164
06-Nov-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy7.85ORD112,300112,300
06-Nov-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy7.75ORD22,46022,460
06-Nov-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy7.75ORD78,61078,610
06-Nov-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy7.75ORD67,38067,380
06-Nov-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy7.8ORD235,830235,830
06-Nov-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy7.82ORD78,61078,610
06-Nov-20BlackRock Fund Advisorson mkt buy7.75ORD21,91021,910
06-Nov-20BlackRock Fund Advisorsin specien/aORD252,044252,044
09-Nov-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy7.88ORD157,276157,276
09-Nov-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy7.85ORD22,46822,468
10-Nov-20BlackRock Fund Advisorson mkt buy7.96ORD270,034270,034
10-Nov-20BlackRock Fund Advisorson mkt buy8.05ORD731,946731,946
10-Nov-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy7.92ORD101,106101,106
10-Nov-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy8.1ORD22,46822,468
10-Nov-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy8.1ORD44,93644,936
10-Nov-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy8.10ORD44,93644,936
10-Nov-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy8.1ORD56,17056,170
10-Nov-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy8.1ORD56,17056,170
10-Nov-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy7.91ORD112,340112,340
10-Nov-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy8.1ORD213,446213,446
11-Nov-20BlackRock Fund Advisorson mkt buy8.06ORD137,321137,321
11-Nov-20BlackRock Fund Advisorsin specien/aORD97,01597,015
11-Nov-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy8.04ORD22,46622,466
11-Nov-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy8.09ORD44,93244,932
11-Nov-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy8.09ORD44,93244,932
11-Nov-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy8.09ORD861861
11-Nov-20BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limitedon mkt buy8.09ORD22,46622,466
11-Nov-20BlackRock Institutional Trust Company,
National Association
on mkt sell8.09ORD-11,188-11,188
11-Nov-20BlackRock Fund Advisorson mkt buy8.09ORD28,08828,088
11-Nov-20BlackRock Investment Management (UK)
Limited
in specien/aORD-100,266-100,266
12-Nov-20BlackRock Fund Advisorsin specien/aORD38,80638,806
12-Nov-20BlackRock Fund Advisorsin specien/aORD77,61277,612
12-Nov-20
BlackRock Fund Advisors
in specien/aORD38,80638,806
12-Nov-20
BlackRock Fund Advisors
on mkt buy8ORD73,76973,769
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Transaction
Date
Person whose relevant interest changed
Person's votes
affected
Nature of change /
Consideration (NZD)
Class and number of
securities affected
12-Nov-20
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited
on mkt buy8ORD44,92844,928
12-Nov-20
BlackRock Fund Advisors
on mkt buy8ORD275,485275,485
12-Nov-20
BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland
AG
on mkt buy8ORD3,1583,158
12-Nov-20
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited
on mkt buy8ORD67,39267,392
12-Nov-20
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited
on mkt buy8ORD22,46422,464
12-Nov-20
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited
on mkt buy8ORD22,46422,464
12-Nov-20
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited
on mkt buy8ORD112,320112,320
12-Nov-20
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited
on mkt buy8ORD56,16056,160
12-Nov-20
BlackRock Fund Advisors
in specien/aORD97,01597,015
13-Nov-20
BlackRock Fund Advisors
in specien/aORD58,20958,209
13-Nov-20
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited
on mkt buy8ORD101,097101,097
13-Nov-20
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited
on mkt buy8ORD78,63178,631
13-Nov-20
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited
on mkt buy8ORD89,86489,864
13-Nov-20
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited
on mkt buy8ORD235,893235,893
13-Nov-20
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited
on mkt buy8ORD33,69933,699
16-Nov-20
BlackRock Fund Advisors
in specien/aORD97,01597,015
16-Nov-20
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited
on mkt buy8ORD22,46822,468
16-Nov-20
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited
on mkt buy8ORD22,46822,468
16-Nov-20
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited
on mkt buy8ORD22,46822,468
16-Nov-20
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited
on mkt buy8ORD33,70233,702
16-Nov-20
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited
on mkt buy8ORD33,70233,702
16-Nov-20
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited
on mkt buy8ORD224,680224,680
16-Nov-20
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited
on mkt buy8ORD1,7221,722
16-Nov-20
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company,
National Association
on mkt buy8ORD3,0363,036
16-Nov-20
BLACKROCK FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT,
INC.
on mkt buy8ORD8888
16-Nov-20
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company,
National Association
on mkt sell8ORD-19,819-19,819
16-Nov-20
BlackRock Fund Advisors
in specien/aORD58,20958,209
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